Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Richmond 
Robeson 
Rockingham 
Rowan 
Rutherford 
Sampson 
Scotland 
Stanly 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
941 
902 
1,011 
638 
1,067 
150 
664 
2007 
1,017 
863 
983 
705 
1,203 
190 
713 
acres, 2012 
jPww.-tei 
265,546 
112,166 
121,145 
59,540 
291,635 
68,934 
93,071 
2007 
40,904 
268,026 
117,113 
115,942 
65,898 
321,454 
65,780 
104,517 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
163 
651 
649 
721 
379 
749 
87 
405 
2007 
138 
696 
607 
663 
373 
849 
87 
400 
acres, 2012 
15,843 
191,674 
28,293 
62,532 
12,043 
169,549 
31,034 
50,058 
TENURE 
2007 
10,766 
196,678 
29,200 
55,560 
13,180 
187,087 
27,775 
49,631 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
221 
577 
636 
694 
462 
610 
104 
477 
2007 
231 
604 
569 
641 
488 
668 
147 
500 
acres, 2012 
27,697 
76,891 
53,009 
41,109 
34,737 
109,212 
20,153 
36,409 
2007 
28,850 
83,105 
51,951 
42,592 
38,023 
120,026 
19,622 
38,266 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
112 
338 
415 
448 
249 
334 
46 
254 
2007 
100 
323 
354 
376 
220 
387 
52 
235 
acres, 2012 
2,878 
26,316 
8,020 
11,889 
4,304 
33,366 
3,331 
1 1 ,253 
2007 
6,776 
37,041 
7,440 
9,870 
4,630 
41,295 
4,064 
13,315 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
45 
292 
219 
277 
149 
370 
34 
166 
2007 
41 
314 
257 
285 
177 
433 
34 
188 
acres, 2012 
18,390 
164,601 
56,906 
77,152 
23,174 
156,661 
42,782 
55,072 
2007 
(D) 
153,860 
62,584 
66,088 
25,418 
171,247 
45,941 
61,946 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
8,597 
44,571 
22,458 
30,374 
12,750 
65,664 
27,162 
20,897 
2007 
(D) 
38,521 
25,495 
28,679 
12,089 
66,298 
24,388 
25,275 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
9,793 
120,030 
34,448 
46,778 
10,424 
90,997 
15,620 
34,175 
2007 
5,854 
115,339 
37,089 
37,409 
13,329 
104,949 
21,553 
36,671 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
41 
258 
198 
240 
117 
348 
30 
140 
2007 
36 
278 
228 
238 
140 
383 
31 
153 
acres, 2012 
11,847 
142,388 
19,733 
49,230 
6,559 
119,744 
22,449 
37,837 
2007 
(D) 
130,151 
20,681 
40,295 
7,837 
125,968 
23,541 
35,524 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
11 
72 
47 
40 
27 
87 
12 
21 
2007 
6 
99 
37 
57 
40 
102 
9 
25 
acres, 2012 
1,486 
24,054 
2,251 
2,884 
1,629 
25,762 
5,999 
1,590 
2007 
(D) 
31,061 
2,578 
7,262 
2,457 
30,181 
217 
4,305 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
10 
55 
36 
33 
13 
67 
11 
11 
2007 
2 
95 
25 
49 
13 
79 
4 
12 
acres, 2012 
1,118 
22,970 
540 
1,413 
1,180 
16,439 
5,254 
968 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
(D) 
29,486 
1,079 
5,395 
713 
19,824 
170 
792 
Total operators 
number 
386 
1,342 
1,307 
1,505 
1,011 
1,481 
207 
997 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
179 
647 
563 
598 
355 
730 
95 
380 
2 operators 
88 
224 
285 
357 
215 
279 
53 
247 
3 operators 
9 
51 
46 
42 
46 
45 
2 
29 
4 operators 
1 
14 
6 
8 
22 
9 
- 
4 
5 or more operators 
- 
5 
2 
6 
4 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
98 
287 
360 
427 
363 
277 
49 
292 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
98 
245 
308 
384 
267 
265 
49 
268 
2 operators 
- 
16 
23 
20 
48 
6 
- 
6 
3 operators 
- 
2 
2 
1 
- 
- 
4 
4 operators 
- 
1 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
400 
1,353 
1,274 
1,449 
958 
1,684 
289 
1,033 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
179 
751 
517 
605 
482 
830 
103 
458 
2 operators 
80 
209 
285 
316 
194 
297 
75 
213 
3 operators 
16 
45 
58 
49 
28 
53 
12 
31 
4 operators 
2 
11 
2 
8 
1 
18 
- 
3 
5 or more operators 
1 
1 
1 
5 
" 
5 
- 
8 
Total women operators 
number 
118 
276 
358 
371 
267 
310 
88 
308 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
106 
223 
316 
331 
255 
281 
80 
266 
2 operators 
6 
22 
21 
17 
6 
13 
4 
9 
3 operators 
- 
3 
- 
2 
1 
- 
5 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
246 
830 
798 
888 
510 
982 
139 
585 
2007 
232 
925 
751 
873 
622 
1,101 
161 
622 
acres, 2012 
44,589 
252,140 
104,170 
113,601 
50,909 
276,159 
64,797 
88,389 
2007 
36,624 
256,695 
107,881 
107,179 
60,519 
307,062 
63,732 
98,175 
Female 
farms, 2012 
31 
111 
104 
123 
128 
85 
11 
79 
2007 
46 
92 
112 
110 
83 
102 
29 
91 
acres, 2012 
2,984 
13,406 
7,996 
7,544 
8,631 
15,476 
4,137 
4,682 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
4,280 
11,331 
9,232 
8,763 
5,379 
14,392 
2,048 
6,342 
Farming 
2012 
138 
530 
416 
366 
309 
589 
77 
294 
2007 
124 
549 
357 
376 
257 
671 
107 
279 
Other 
2012 
139 
411 
486 
645 
329 
478 
73 
370 
Place of residence: 
2007 
154 
468 
506 
607 
448 
532 
83 
434 
On farm operated 
2012 
215 
665 
699 
896 
545 
698 
96 
545 
2007 
207 
731 
697 
837 
579 
838 
146 
555 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
62 
276 
203 
115 
93 
369 
54 
119 
2007 
71 
286 
166 
146 
126 
365 
44 
158 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Carolina 653 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
